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WMU Board of Trustees to meet Thursday

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… Michigan University trustees will meet via virtual platform at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 22 . Agenda items include an … in a few colleges. Those who wish to address the board for public comment should notify Dr. Kahler Schuemann at … a link to the livestreamed meeting on the board's website . For more WMU news, arts and events , visit WMU News online.   …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64015

Trustees adopt 2020-21 budget reflecting better-than-projected shortfall, enrollment

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… balanced 2020-21 general fund budget Thursday that accounts for a $76 million shortfall tied to projected reductions in … education models and similarly in the University's own forecast, WMU's fall enrollment is 20,490, down by 4.6%, … to the coronavirus pandemic, it's been a difficult period for our students and their families on a number of fronts, …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61258

From Hitsville to hit show, WMU alumna lives out childhood dream on Broadway

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… stands on stage in the Imperial Theatre, where she performs in "Ain't Too Proud—The Life and Times of the … legends The Temptations. "I have dreamt of this moment for so long. I finally get to wake up and go to my dream job … home. "Even in the audition room, when a few of us were struggling with some of the steps in the dance, the professors …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58011

Sky Broncos' fundraising efforts yield more than 100,000 happy returns

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… Sky Broncos' fundraising efforts yield more than 100,000 happy returns Submitted by … launched a campaign to collect and return bottles and cans for cash. About 15 students, head coach Marty Coaker and … social media in April and began traveling across the state for pickups. A few months later, the group netted about …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/09/61095

Two faculty honored with Fulbright opportunities

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… by Deanne Puca on Dr. Germán Zárate-Sández KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Foreign languages are taught in classrooms around the globe, … bias in language teaching and train students to be comfortable with learning an unfamiliar dialect as the … the U.S Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Zárate-Sández, associate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/05/64292

WMU students claim two of six statewide scholarships

Haworth College of Business

… and general business. She has been active with WMU's AdClub for four years and is currently serving as president for the club. Allen also studied abroad in 2019 at the … of the Lee Honors College and currently serves as president for WMU's American Marketing Association. Lemus also studied …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/12/62542

Pandemic pushes dancers to explore new territory in virtual Winter Gala

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… University, who recently received a Creative Living for Dancers Award to create work in a virtual space. The … inspired her piece "Recode," which she choreographed for Western students to perform at the annual Winter Gala Dance Concert . Teaming up …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/02/63239

2019: A year of No. 1s at Western

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… gem. Innovation leader. WMU is garnering national accolades for its programs propelling students to success. Whether … Michigan University special is the learning outcomes for all of its students," says the College Gazette, which … continues to impress industry leaders, ranked a top sales program by the Sales Education Foundation for several …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/12/57203

Podcast demystifies behavior change strategies to promote public health

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… things out, testing the waters, and this was an opportunity for us to have a little fun with something and not try to … and Bensley spun out of Western in April 2020. "It's a platform for us to discuss topics we are passionate about." "It's a …

https://wmich.edu/news/2021/04/64067

WMU's Unified Clinics offer specialty care to thousands each year

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… skill in occupational therapy helped improve life for a patient. It involved a young man who had suffered … students engage in patient care multiple times before graduation. Casper's patient, Trevor Rhoda , began the … in occupational therapy after observing the care and comfort an OT provided her terminally ill grandfather. "If you …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45318